Whether the hot summer months have persuaded more people to go solar. This surge in sales isn’t entirely unexpected, though — after the first installations went live in April, price comparison site EnergySage told Inverse that it was seeing a 45 percent spike in visits to relevant content on its website...

Musk also noted that the company is “cell-starved” for the Powerwall, the battery unit sold with the solar roof to provide clean energy when the sun isn’t shining. Tesla had to “artificially limit” the number of Powerwalls shipping to meet its goals, and it now expects to ramp up production on these and the business-focused Powerpacks later this year...